subsidiarius
τὸν αὐτὸν ἔρανον ἀποδοῦναι → pay him back in his own coin, repay him in his own coin, pay someone back in their own coin, pay back in someone's own coin, give tit for tat, pay back in kind
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
subsĭdĭārĭus: a, um, adj. id.; in milit. lang.,
I of or belonging to a reserve, reserve-, subsidiary.
I Lit.
A Adj. (class.): cohortes, Caes. B. C. 1, 83; Liv. 9, 27; Tac. A. 1, 63: acies, Auct. B. Afr. 59, 2: naves, Auct. B. Alex. 14, 3.—
B Subst.: subsĭdĭ-ārĭi, ōrum, m., the reserve, body of reserve, Liv. 5, 38; 6, 8; 9, 32.—
II Transf., in gen., out of the military sphere, serving for support, subsidiary: palmes, = resex, Col. 4, 24, 13 and 16.—
B Esp.: actio, jurid. t. t., a form of action by which the ward seeks compensation from the magistrate who has given him an improper guardian, Dig. 27, 8, 1 pr.; cf. Cod. Just. 5, 75, 1 and 5.— Hence, adverb.: subsidiaria agere, to institute such an action, Dig. 27, 8, 1, § 4.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
subsĭdĭārĭus,¹⁴ a, um (subsidium),
1 qui forme la réserve : Cæs. C. 1, 83, 2 ; Liv. 9, 27, 9 ; Tac. Ann. 1, 63 || subsidiarii, ōrum, m., troupes de réserve : Liv. 5, 38, 2, etc.
2 qui est réservé [dans la taille de la vigne] : Col. Rust. 4, 24, 13
3 subsidiaire : Dig.
Latin > German (Georges)
subsidiārius, a, um (subsidium), I) zur Reserve gehörig, Reserve-, cohortes, Caes. u. Liv.: naves, Auct. b. Alex. – subst., subsidiāriī, ōrum, m., die Reservetruppen (Ggstz. prima acies), Liv. – II) übtr., zum Rückhalte-, zur Aushilfe dienend, palmes, eine neue Ranke, die man nicht abschneidet, um den Stock zu erhalten, Colum. 4, 24, 13 u. 16. – als jurist. t.t., actio s., die Klage, mittelst der das Mündel gegen den Magistrat, der den Vormund bestellt hat, für den Fall, daß dieser nicht zahlungsfähig ist, seine Schadloshaltung sucht, ICt.
